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2 Tuesday, February 8, 1983 D3ily Nebraskan n UM, lefts n n n o n smo!lDia lb JnrpLdDDTina-iLS By Lauri Hopple Gov. Bob Kerrey proclaimed this week Nebraska Model United Nations Week during a presentation to six NMUN staff members in the governor's Reception Room Monday. NMUN Week is recognized annually by the state. This year's activities begin Wednesday in the Nebraska Union Centen nial Room and end Saturday. Kerrey commended "high school students and college students of the Mid west seeking to increase their understand ing of the international affairs of today." John Sunnygard, secretary general for NMUN 1983, accepted an official copy of Kerrey's speech. NMUN is a three-day simulation of the United Nations. Like the United Nations, different countries are represented in NMUN, but the NMUN representatives are high school and college students. All count ries except Switzerland, Taiwan, North and South Korea and Nambia will be represented by student delegates at the NMUN. This year's NMUN representatives come from 1 1 high schools, including the Lincoln schools and a Topeka, Kan., high school College representatives come from UNL, Creighton University, other Nebraska colleges and Montana, Iowa, Kansas and Tennessee colleges. UNO will not partici pate in the activities. "UNO is boycotting us because they said we were biased (during voting) towards Lincoln delegations, which is unsubstantiated," Sunnygard said. Sunnygard, a French and international affairs major, said he expects 42 delega tions consisting of 300-350 people in total, to participate in NMUN this year. This is a low figure compared to the 1976 total of 600 delegates, he said. Sunnygard said ap plications will be available in the UPC or CAP offices until the conference begins Thursday. "We've got applications coming out our ears," Sunnygard said. "No experience is needed; we just want someone who is interested in learning a little more. It's a fantastic learning and growth experience because you get to put yourself literally E --d k- tij! It fcJi J k-ai i VALENTINE SPECIAL FftEE 14K GOLD HEART with purchase of 14K gold chain 50 OFF 14K GOLD EXTRA 5 OFF WITH THIS AD (GOOD THRU FEB. 14) Tuoeusies g mum vaim 1319 O OS. -f - m - i... r" THE STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD of the COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INVITES YOU to o)DSf ZD ZD r A CAREER FAIR EXPERIENCE Now in its 8th year, B-Week has proven highly successful in pro viding the opportunity for students to meet with representatives from business and industry across the nation. This year the well known author and newspaper columnist, John T. Molloy, will be speaking on how to dress for success at our annual Dress for Suc cess seminar. B-Week is an excellent opportunity for students to learn about the business world by interacting with business leaders. Tussday, February 0th 9:30-11:30 Company Booths are open to the Public in CBA 1 1 :30-1 :30 Lunch for company representatives 1:30-3:30 Booths Open 8:00-10:00 Dress for Success Seminar in the Union Centennial Room with John T. Molloy Wcdrsssday, February Sth 9 30-11:30 Booths Open 1 :30-3 :30 Booths Open 7:00 Leadership Banquet Participating Companias Central Ciba-Geigy First Federal Lincoln First National Bank and Trust Co. IBM Corp. LincolnTelephone Co. Marathon Oil Co. Nebraska Department of Revenue Nebraska Society of CPA's Northwest Bancorporation Prudential St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. J j J v. in someone else's shoes and learn it's not scary to sit and up and talk in front of 200 people about something you believe in." The NMUN delegations are divided into three committees: the disarmament com mittee, the political and security commit tee and the social, humanitarian and cul tural committee. Each will address assigned topics such as refugees, international ter rorism and nuclear weapons on Thursday and Friday and will meet in General Assembly Friday at 3 p.m. The nwin theme will be set by keynote speakers Hat em Hussaini, director of the Palestine Liberation Organization's Infor mation Office in Washington. D.C., and Yehuda Blum, UN ambassador from Israel. Hussaini will speak Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Centennial Room; Blum will speak Thursday at 8 p.m. in the same room. "The speeches will help set the whole theme of an open forum for the expres sion of international human beliefs, emotions and lifestyles," Sunnygard said. Kelly Welsh, a junior language arts major, represented the United States last year in NMUN. "I learned about what's going on in the world and how everything that happens affects everything-else in the world. It gave me a broad perspective of how the woild works and how the UN works," she said. Welsh serves on the NMUN staff this year as director of conference services. NMUN's staff is made up of 26 people, mostly from UNL, Sunnygard said. The planning takes a year and 18 kegs of beer and patience," he said. Awards for the best advocate before the court and for the best delegation will be presented Saturday evening. Also, a $50 scholarship will be given to the best high school delegate and a $100 scholarship will go to the best college delegate from the Lincoln chapter of the United Nations Association. 1983 will mark the 16th year that UNL has hosted NMUN. Out of about 100 MUNs around the country, UNL's is one of the least expensive, because it is university-funded, and facilities (at the Nebraska Union) are free, Sunnygard said. , - . . , , . Staff photo by John Zoz Gov. Bob Kerrey, center, presents an official notice declaring this Model United Nations Week to NMUN staff members. From left: Kathy Lewis, Randy Murphy, John Sunnygard, Kelly Welsh, Amy Timmons and Tami Averett. i t r I f r ri i n Hi CENTENNIAL ROOM NEBRASKA UNION 8:00 PM UN-L STUDENTS FREE (w ID) NON-STUDENTS $2X0